How to get client ip address while hitting our api ?

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Ajit More10y ago
with help of this example i am getting my server ip address where api publish.
Actually i want client IP address who is accessing my web api ?
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Balaji Palani10y ago
1. publicstringGetVisitorIPAddress(boolGetLan=false)
2. {
3. ipAddress=HttpContext.Current.Request.ServerVariables["HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR"];
5. if(String.IsNullOrEmpty(ipAddress))
6. ipAddress=HttpContext.Current.Request.ServerVariables["REMOTE_ADDR"];
8. if(string.IsNullOrEmpty(ipAddress))
9. ipAddress=HttpContext.Current.Request.UserHostAddress;
11. if(string.IsNullOrEmpty(ipAddress)||ipAddress.Trim()=="::1")
12. {
13. GetLan=true;
14. ipAddress=string.Empty;
15. }
17. if(GetLan)
18. {
19. if(string.IsNullOrEmpty(ipAddress))
20. {
21. //ThisisforLocal(LAN)ConnectedIDAddress
22. stringstringHostName=Dns.GetHostName();
23. //GetIpHostEntry
24. IPHostEntryipHostEntries=Dns.GetHostEntry(stringHostName);
25. //GetIpAddressFromTheIpHostEntryAddressList
26. IPAddress[]arrIpAddress=ipHostEntries.AddressList;
28. try
29. {
30. ipAddress=arrIpAddress[arrIpAddress.Length-2].ToString();
31. }
32. catch
33. {
34. try
35. {
36. ipAddress=arrIpAddress[0].ToString();
37. }
38. catch
39. {
40. try
41. {
42. arrIpAddress=Dns.GetHostAddresses(stringHostName);
43. ipAddress=arrIpAddress[0].ToString();
44. }
45. catch
46. {
47. ipAddress="127.0.0.1";
48. }
49. }
50. }
51. }
52. }
53. returnipAddress;
54. }
56. use above method for get the client ip address